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2008
Top 3 Memory Improvement Myths
by peterjacobs
Myth 1: Is all in the genes
On of the largest misconceptions about a good memory is that you are born with it. Most people don't believe that they can significantly improve their memory. It is not in their reality that they could be able to memori...
What is androgenetic alopecia?
by julianbryant
Talks about how the hairline recedes to form a characteristic "M" shape and the genes associated with this condition.
2007
News Centre
by parmentierf
(via)
The identification of these genes will help advance research on two fronts: prevention and treatment. Prevention, as the findings will help develop more effective tests for newborns prone to developing type I diabetes. Treatment, as, according to Dr. Hakonarson, “we can now design highly specific drugs that will precisely target the effects of the defective gene.” These treatments, combined with a stem cells regeneration therapy, will relieve patients of all symptoms of diabetes.
HapMap
by rike_
the International HapMap Project is a partnership of scientists and funding agencies from Canada, China, Japan, Nigeria, the United Kingdom and the United States to develop a public resource that will help researchers find genes associated with human disease and response to pharmaceuticals.
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2006
The Geek Syndrome
by ainos
Autism - and its milder cousin Asperger's syndrome - is surging among the children of Silicon Valley. Are math-and-tech genes to blame?
By Steve Silberman (2001)
Success more in your genes than your upbringing: study - Discovery Reports Canada
by MLChen
原來成功是天生，非養成，跟基因有關＠＠
It's all in the genes - Newspaper Edition - Times Online
by roberto
The Sunday Times Oxford Literary Festival starts on Friday, March 24. Previewing events at the festival, Richard Dawkins looks back at the extraordinary 30-year history of his first book, The Selfish Gene
Chicago Tribune | Genes show humans are still evolving
by Tetsuo6995
(via)
Genes show humans are still evolving.
Blind Watchmaker Applet
by bcpbcp
The Blind Watchmaker algorithm was conceived by Richard Dawkins and is described in his book The Blind Watchmaker. The Blind Watchmaker applet is easy to use and demonstrates very effectively how random mutation followed by non-random selection can lead to interesting, complex forms. These forms are called "biomorphs" (a word invented by Desmond Morris) and are visual representations of a set of 'genes'.
2005
Scientists Discover a Gene That Regulates Lifespan
by YukuanMark
Genes that control the timing of organ formation during development also control timing of aging and death, and provide evidence of a biological timing mechanism for aging, Yale researchers report in the journal Science.
BBC - Radio 4 - Rules of Life
by jaysen
This eight-part series explores the pressures that bear down on an animal from the moment of conception right through to death, as they strive to pass their genes on to the next generation.
Burning Salad
by gaijin
"The thing is, I actually think that smokers are evolutionary pioneers. It's a simple equation: given enough time, smokers keep on smoking, cancer weeds out the bad genes and humanity is left with smoke-proof lungs. Ergo, smokers are the only ones actually taking a truly proactive stance on the whole health issue."
LOL awesome.
The Omnivore - Learning to eat everything
by smudie
& 2 others
Humans were designed to be omnivores. Blessed with all-purpose dentition and digestive systems, we are ready for anything. Unlike those of most other animals, our genes do not tell us what foods we should find tasty or repulsive. We enter the world with a yen for sweets and an aversion to bitterness. After four months, we develop an innate fondness for salt. And that's about it.
